Monkeywrench

Last night I became the new owner of a 1971 vette. The car was originally a Ls5 454 but it currently has a 350 in it. It needs lots of little things but it drives great. Below are some pics. So when does this big grin go away?













[Modified by sdotson, 8:23 AM 10/10/2001]

1LE

The grin never goes away!Like the new baby too.

Alwyn678

LOOKS Great.......Are u gonna put a 454 back in her?? GO DAWGS

ZD75blue

looking good

the grin is a here to stay it also reappears when you see another nicely done vette go down the road

Save the wave

ZD

Monkeywrench

Eventually. I tell you though, that 350 makes her chrip in three gears! I think that thrill will hold me off for a while. I plant o fix some of the smaller stuff over the next year or so and then pull off the body and do the full blown resto..

Sean

Easy Mike

Congratulations on your new arrival. Cruise and enjoy.

Remember: Shark driver's wave!!! :flag :flag :flag

MacA1979

Sean,
Good looking Corvette!! Love that color!! Tell us more about it. Is it a 4 speed? Options?

Drive it!! Enjoy it!! But eventually put that Big Block back where it belongs!!! You will not regret it!!! :D

BTW, GO GATORS!!! :cheers:

PatsLs1vette

nice looking car...great color,and the grin never goes away,good luck with it :cheers:

73Ken73

Sweet car , My 350 also gives rubber in 3 gears and a chirp in 4th. The best thing about your car is that someday a 502 will fit in easily. I would need to change my radiator support , ect. The car looks nice that color.

norvalwilhelm

Looks very nice. Now the real spending begins.

Gator81

Congrats, Sean! She's a beauty! :cool: Drive it, enjoy it, and don't try to make it perfect, because no matter how deep your checkbook is, it won't get there. It wasn't perfect the day it left St. Louis, so don't over do it! :D

Go Gators! :cheers:

Deslok

The grin hasn't faded for me

Welcome to the family!

Des

tsw71

Right on!! Nice car. Do you have any details on the motor?

A C

At least with the hood, you have options ;). Nice Vette! :cheers:

AC

JME

I still have my smile after 3 weeks!!

GO ARMY - BEAT NAVY !!

vettesite

Nice! :cool:

I :D every time I drive mine. There are times my :D turns to :mad when something breaks or I have trouble modifying something. The :mad is only short lived and I always end up with a :lol: in the end.

Enjoy your new ride.

Monkeywrench

It has the original 4-speed, power steering, power brakes, AC (although the compressor is out of the car and it's missing the condenser). All of the gauges except for the clock work (surprise :rolleyes: ) although the spedo light is burnt out. It also has the "deluxe" interior (but it needs new carpeting and the leather seats need to be redone.)

Overall it's fully derivable right now. It needs lots of little things like new suspension bushings, the clutch needs to be adjusted etc.. but nothing major. I guess the biggest things is a slight bit of "dented" cross frame where the front control arms are mounted. There is no other damage to the frame and it appears straight. No fiberglass has been replaced either (or they did a darn good job of putting in factory seams under the fenders...)

The "dent" was rewelded in place but it could be cleaned up a bit more. I'm guess $300-4400 in welding and it's good to go..

I'm not wild about the color but it's not too horrible. It's actually that type of paint that changes color depending on the angle. It's basically purple with touches of black and blue. The original color was War Bonnet Yellow, which is what I'd like to return it to one day...

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D




[Modified by sdotson, 11:50 AM 10/10/2001]

EIGHTDOLLARS

What kind of wheels are those? They almost look like minilites (is this the right name?). They look real nice. I've been keeping an eye out for something that is sporty, but vintage looking. I like the minilites, but haven't found anyone who makes them to fit c3, although I've seen them on racers here and there. Can you expound on the wheels?

BTW, Great looking car!!


[Modified by EIGHTDOLLARS, 11:46 AM 10/10/2001]

Monkeywrench

You've got me on the wheels? I will pick up the car on Saturday so I can't go out and look at them now. I'll take a look and let you know as soon as I can...

Chris Fowler

it's a beautiful baby!

The grin will be there forever! :D